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Definition of Rudra
1. Noun. Father of the Hindu storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rudra
Literary usage of Rudra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India by John Muir (1873)
"May I, like a cucumber [severed] from its stem, be freed from » The Taittiriya Br.
i. 6,10, 4, has only the first part of this verse: Esha te Rudra ..."
2. The World's Great Classics by Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne (1899)
"We have uttered our supplication to him, desiring his help; may Rudra with the
Maruts hear our ... TO Rudra O FATHER of the Maruts, let thy favor come near, ..."
3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"The foundation of the town is ascribed to a Bhar chief, Rudra Mall. ...
Rudra Himala.— Mountain peak in Garhwal State, North-Western Provinces. ..."
4. The Religions of India by Edward Washburn Hopkins (1895)
"Agni represents a fire-stockade, while Rudra in kindness does not strike with his
... All Agni's names are handed over in the Brahmanas to Rudra-£ iva, ..."
5. Contributions to the Science of Mythology by Friedrich Max Müller (1897)
"Rudra and the Rudras. Sometimes we can see how the same name, that is, the same
god, retains in one form his original character, while in another he has ..."
6. The Religions of India by Edward Washburn Hopkins (1895)
"Agni represents a fire-stockade, while Rudra in kindness does not strike with
his lightning-bolt. The two ideas, with the identification of Rudra and Agni, ..."
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